Parkchester Apartment Complex Afternoon Section

November 7, 1939 :ShoeChainRentsBronxStore7November1939.pdf
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1. A twenty-one year lease on a store in the new building erected by klein & jackson, inc has been taken by the miles shoe company through riker & co., Its now more then 80% rented with only two stores unocupied.

November 12, 1939 :ShoeChainRentsBronxStore7November1939.pdf
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1. what is a catholic protectory?
2. metro life insurance companys
3. first group of buildings will be built on march 1, 1940
4. trees will be lifted into place on area
5. four landsacped parks

November 17, 1939 :TwoStreets110FeetWideAreBeingBuilt17November1939.pdf\
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1. a street system being placed in parkchester apartment complex for 12200 familes
2. two landscaped highways 110 feet wide now are taking form in the Parkchester Apartment Complex as the main traffic arteries for the 50,000,000 community.
3. each will have land scaped "islands" down the center to divide traffic.

November 29, 1939 :NewHousingToAidMiddlePayGroup29November1939.pdf
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1. la guardia starts movement for private projects for $ 1,500 to $4,000 class
2. Insurance men at parley; plan would rehabilitate the older section here as cities within a citie

December 17, 1939 :67000ShadesOrdered17December1939.pdf
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1. 67,000 shades orderded
2. the largest order for window shades ever placed

May 5, 1939 :ModelOfHousingDisplayedAtFair5May1939.pdf
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1. model of the housing project was viewed at worlds fair
2. it will be named as parkchester

July 11, 1939 :97300DoorsBought30July1939.pdf
Notes:

1. one item in equipment order for parkchester project
2. the order calls for 97,300 panel doors and was placed with the weisberg - baer comapny of astoria
3. how did they have enough money for this?

September 1, 1940 :FallRushIsOnForApartments1September1940.pdf
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1. nearly 5,000leases signed for living quarters at parkchester
2. renewals high in city
3. broker reports 85% of tenats plan to keep their old suites

September 6, 1940 :NewParishGetsSite6September1940.pdf
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1. church of st. helena to build on westchester avenue corner
2. joind to the parkchester housing
3. holds a church and school
4. the property is 200 by 275 by 240 ft

January 30, 1940 :MovieTheatreLeased30January1940.pdf
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1. 21 year deal covers proposed building near parkchester
2. movie theatre leades
3. the theatre site is directly opostie the proposed main thorough fare through the metro life devlopment

February 22,1940 :HugeDevelopmentReadyForTenants22February1940.pdf
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1. four units completed _ first of 12200 familys move in\
2. 550 aparments will be occupied by march 1__ vans to keep schelude

February 28, 1940 :MoreForParkchester28February1940.pdf
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1. 100 families added in day to tenant list in bronx
2. moving vans, taxicabs, and auto mobiles arrived in a steady stream and the lobbies of the four units were jammed with the furniture ants.

March 30, 1940 :PhonesHeldUpByStrikeThreat30March1940.pdf
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